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1st LD: Car bomb hits Mogadishu holiday resort

Xinhua, January 22, 2016 Adjust font size:

A car bomb hit the holiday resort Lido beach near the Somali capital of Mogadishu, police said Thursday.

"There was a car bomb explosion at a restaurant at the Lido beach, there is shooting and gunfire," police officer Ahmed Bidan said.

The Lido beach area is also popular with business people. Endit